Jody Avirgan
@jodyavirgan.com
Podcast person. Summer Album / Winter Album | What Now w/ Trevor Noah | This Day | Good Sport | The Puzzler | 30for30 | 538 | WNYC, more. Everybody has their own thing that they yell into a well. jodyavirgan.com
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Jody Avirgan
@jodyavirgan.com
· Feb 22
Kevin Morby on "The Lonesome Crowded West" and the Genius of Modest Mouse
YouTube video by Summer Album / Winter Album
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I launched a new show yesterday: a musical debate/conversation show called "Summer Album / Winter Album." Here's an excerpt of my conversation with Craig Finn (Hold Steady) and Kevin Morby about the genius of Modest Mouse. Full episode is out wherever you get podcasts! youtu.be/cGeIYPtwaMg
I'm not gonna lie, they had us in the first half...
I think more people should keep their insane thoughts to themselves.
February 14, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I'm not gonna lie, they had us in the first half...
Fantastic news all around.
Big news for DOCUMENTARY NOW! fans: There's a coffee table book coming out in May, and I wrote the introduction! You can order signed (by me!) copies at the link below. Written by Seth Meyers + cast and crew. It runs 600 pages and includes the complete score to CO-OP. mzs.press/PRE-ORDER-SI...
PRE-ORDER SIGNED Documentary Now!: Fourth Edition (Revised and Expanded) Seth Meyers, Documentary Now!, with Matt Zoller Seitz (Intro)(Hardcover, NEW)
McSweeney's and Broadway Video present the official nearly-600-page comprehensive companion book to IFC's Documentary Now! , including new writing by Seth Meyers , a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-finalis...
mzs.press
February 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Fantastic news all around.
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Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Love this. I've been to Judd, Armstrong, and of course Noguchi, one of the city's best places period. Bunch of others now on the list.
The Noguchi Museum, the Judd Foundation, and more places to dive deep on a single artist's life and work: nygroove.nyc/single-artis...
8 museums dedicated to a single artist that you should visit
Thousands of artists across the years have come to call New York City home, whether they were born in the city or they immigrated to it. Years after they pass away, occasionally their homes are mainta...
nygroove.nyc
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Love this. I've been to Judd, Armstrong, and of course Noguchi, one of the city's best places period. Bunch of others now on the list.
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About to start this if anyone is interested in joining.
With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
About to start this if anyone is interested in joining.
Okay, we've got a serious Alternate-Side-Suspension streak going here. By my count, if you parked your car on Monday afternoon, Jan 12th, in a Monday-cleaning spot... between the snow and holidays, you're not slated to have to move it until Feb 23rd. That's six weeks!
February 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Okay, we've got a serious Alternate-Side-Suspension streak going here. By my count, if you parked your car on Monday afternoon, Jan 12th, in a Monday-cleaning spot... between the snow and holidays, you're not slated to have to move it until Feb 23rd. That's six weeks!
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I‘m very glad that the weather‘s warmer in NYC but over the next couple weeks these melting snowbanks will reveal an ungodly amount of dog shit.
February 12, 2026 at 3:27 AM
I‘m very glad that the weather‘s warmer in NYC but over the next couple weeks these melting snowbanks will reveal an ungodly amount of dog shit.
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After a trial over the last few years, Ireland has launched a permanent scheme giving a basic income of €325 a week for artists.
2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).
2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).
Ireland announces scheme to provide basic income for artists
The Basic Income for Artists (BIA) project is believed to be the first permanent one of its kind in the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM
After a trial over the last few years, Ireland has launched a permanent scheme giving a basic income of €325 a week for artists.
2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).
2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).
I‘m very glad that the weather‘s warmer in NYC but over the next couple weeks these melting snowbanks will reveal an ungodly amount of dog shit.
February 12, 2026 at 3:27 AM
I‘m very glad that the weather‘s warmer in NYC but over the next couple weeks these melting snowbanks will reveal an ungodly amount of dog shit.
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Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
February 11, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
@seanfennessey.bsky.social the Jack Fisk conversation was so so lovely. Thanks for that!
February 10, 2026 at 5:50 PM
@seanfennessey.bsky.social the Jack Fisk conversation was so so lovely. Thanks for that!
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making a list of american institutions that are meeting this moment, and so far I've got burning man and paleontology down here... guess we're rebuilding society around the study of dinosaur bones and doing drugs in the desert
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
making a list of american institutions that are meeting this moment, and so far I've got burning man and paleontology down here... guess we're rebuilding society around the study of dinosaur bones and doing drugs in the desert
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In 1976, the most popular TV program was a re-airing of GONE WITH THE WIND -- in 1977 it was the premiere of ROOTS. That kinda says it all... our two-part look at ROOTS is out this week. First part in the podcast feed, subscribe to the newsletter for full video.
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
In 1976, the most popular TV program was a re-airing of GONE WITH THE WIND -- in 1977 it was the premiere of ROOTS. That kinda says it all... our two-part look at ROOTS is out this week. First part in the podcast feed, subscribe to the newsletter for full video.
First season of Search Party was an absolute revelation. Super sharp, extremely watchable. Also loved that in future seasons it... went places.
I hope lots of new people discover Search Party now that it's on Netflix!!!! I had nothing to do with making that show but I like it so much!
February 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
First season of Search Party was an absolute revelation. Super sharp, extremely watchable. Also loved that in future seasons it... went places.
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if you weren't one of the 25,648 people who might have seen this live on tv last night in ottumwa iowa, you're in luck: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmdo...
404 Media's Super Bowl Ad
YouTube video by 404 Media
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
if you weren't one of the 25,648 people who might have seen this live on tv last night in ottumwa iowa, you're in luck: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmdo...
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Eagle-eyed watchers of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show would have spied Toñita, the queen of Los Sures, AKA Williamsburg.
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
Williamsburg Changes, But Toñita Still Reigns - Hell Gate
For 50 years, Maria Antonia "Toñita" Cay has overseen the Caribbean Social Club in Williamsburg. It's now the last Puerto Rican social club in Brooklyn.
hellgatenyc.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Eagle-eyed watchers of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show would have spied Toñita, the queen of Los Sures, AKA Williamsburg.
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
Call me old fashioned but I'm of the opinion that the first ad of the Super Bowl (for SCREAM) shouldn't be one that will give everyone under the age of 15 nightmares for weeks.
February 8, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Call me old fashioned but I'm of the opinion that the first ad of the Super Bowl (for SCREAM) shouldn't be one that will give everyone under the age of 15 nightmares for weeks.
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Before the charity stream began, content creators from @minnmax.com and @giantbomb.bsky.social weren't sure what number to aim for — maybe $30,000 or $50,000.
Within 15 minutes, they raised $58,000 for local food pantry VEAP. Within an hour, $100,000.
Within 15 minutes, they raised $58,000 for local food pantry VEAP. Within an hour, $100,000.
Minneapolis video game livestream raises $250K for rent aid during ICE surge
Podcasters from MinnMax and Giant Bomb, two video game media outlets, played games for eight hours during their “ICE Out” livestream.
www.mprnews.org
February 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Before the charity stream began, content creators from @minnmax.com and @giantbomb.bsky.social weren't sure what number to aim for — maybe $30,000 or $50,000.
Within 15 minutes, they raised $58,000 for local food pantry VEAP. Within an hour, $100,000.
Within 15 minutes, they raised $58,000 for local food pantry VEAP. Within an hour, $100,000.
Gift shop in the Minneapolis airport is selling "ICE OUT of St. Paul" posters next to cute onesies and fridge magnets.
February 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Gift shop in the Minneapolis airport is selling "ICE OUT of St. Paul" posters next to cute onesies and fridge magnets.
Super Bowl broadcast starts at 5:30p ET and the kickoff itself is at 6:30p ET. There, I saved you a search. In return, please subscribe to the @thisdaypod.com newsletter where we just posted full video of our upcoming series on ROOTS. open.substack.com/pub/thisdayp...
Roots Premieres! | 50 Weeks - Week 5 | Full Video
The most watched TV show of all time paints a picture of slavery
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Super Bowl broadcast starts at 5:30p ET and the kickoff itself is at 6:30p ET. There, I saved you a search. In return, please subscribe to the @thisdaypod.com newsletter where we just posted full video of our upcoming series on ROOTS. open.substack.com/pub/thisdayp...
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👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
The disappearing art gallery in your post office
The U.S. Postal Service is home to thousands of historic works of art in post offices nationwide. Hundreds have been lost, sold or destroyed.
wapo.st
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
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Next on "50 Weeks That Shaped America" -- the TV show ROOTS brings the story of American slavery to the masses. Lucky for us, we have @kcarterjackson.bsky.social, who literally wrote a book on ROOTS, as our guide. Paying subscribers to our newsletter get full, ad-free access tomorrow! thisdaypod.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Next on "50 Weeks That Shaped America" -- the TV show ROOTS brings the story of American slavery to the masses. Lucky for us, we have @kcarterjackson.bsky.social, who literally wrote a book on ROOTS, as our guide. Paying subscribers to our newsletter get full, ad-free access tomorrow! thisdaypod.com
This is happening in Sunset Park as well. Local librarian tells me many fewer families are coming in. Businesses are suffering. The streetscape is a little less vibrant. It’s absolutely heartbreaking and enraging. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
Opinion | It’s Quieter Now. People Are Afraid.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:21 AM
This is happening in Sunset Park as well. Local librarian tells me many fewer families are coming in. Businesses are suffering. The streetscape is a little less vibrant. It’s absolutely heartbreaking and enraging. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...